As a Pride organiser faces criminal charges, Europe’s far right makes clear whose voices it wants erased
Europe’s real censorship problem isn’t what Trump claims
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CATEGORY: Americas
Meta bans Brazilian left-wing influencers
Politicians say it is a “direct attack on freedom of speech and the work of those who denounce injustices within Brazil”
Tyrant of the year 2025: Nayib Armando Bukele
El Salvador has the highest prisoner rate worldwide and the president likes it that way
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Tyrant of the year 2025: Donald Trump
Will the US President win this accolade to add to his FIFA Peace Prize?
China media giant Tencent gags anti-censorship website FreeWeChat
The website of anti-censorship organisation GreatFire.org’s platform dedicated to exposing Chinese government censorship of WeChat is taken offline by US hosting provider Vultr
MAGA 101: Inside Trump’s fast-track masterclass in undermining academic freedom
A report on the impact of the Trump administration’s assault on research and teaching in the United States and what the future might hold for free expression in academia in other democracies
Memes: The new frontier of American propaganda
How the second Trump administration is using AI imagery, spreading misinformation that often intimidates with repercussions for free expression
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya among winners of Index on Censorship 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
The awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world
History is being written by the AI victors
Erasing inconvenient truths isn’t new but technology is making it so much easier